England striker Wayne Rooney has apologised "for any offence caused" by his actions at the end of his side's scoreless draw with Algeria last night.

Walking off the pitch to a chorus of boos after the final whistle of his side's scoreless draw with Algeria, the striker looked into a nearby TV camera and was heard to sarcastically opine "nice to see your own fans booing you," before adding "If that's what loyal support is ... for fuck's sake."

In an FA statement released today, Rooney said "Last night, on reflection I said things in the heat of the moment that came out of frustration of both our performance and the result. For my part I apologise for any offence caused by my actions at the end of the game."

Not long after Rooney's outburst, a fan wearing an England replica kit got past security around the dressing rooms and shouted abuse at Beckham, who is in South Africa as a non‑playing member of Fabio Capello's staff. The supporter was eventually dragged away by stewards.

David Beckham has played down the confrontation, but Fifa says World Cup stadium security will be tightened. Ten minutes earlier, Princes William and Harry were in there talking to the players. Beckham claims the fan casually walked in, said something derogatory to him and walked out again. There was no scuffle or aggression.

Fifa spokesman Nicolas Maingot says that "security will be tightened so this never happens again."